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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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